There are a couple of women’s farming groups in Tikonko town that you will have the opportunity to support. One of them was created by GTGR, and the other was created by a partner non-profit called the Rural Health Care Initiative (RHCI). Both groups of women work on seperate farms, and both desperately need the same levels of assistance and labor to keep up. This activity is a fan favorite, as the gratitude of the women makes you want to come back for more.

Just like with the farm assistance for GTGR, at any given time of the year there is a multitude of ways service workers will prove to be extremely valuable. It doesn’t matter when you arrive, because planting is typically continuous. Different plots and crops will mature at different times, so there is always work to do.

During times of planting, you will be asked to plant cash crops- such as pineapple, peanuts, corn, and sweet potatoes. The assistance of service workers will allow for free labor, and higher amounts of land being planted for the season. Every additional seed sown turns into money that the women will harvest, and add to their incomes.

During times of harvest you may help to weigh, dry, shuck, and sell the crops. The importance of service workers in this stage is critical. Without the help of service workers, there is not enough labor to process the harvested crops. Processing foods such as peanuts into peanut butter, corn into flour, and tomatoes into paste, is still uncommon practice in many places. Help create these byproducts which sell for more money, and have longer shelf lives.